Advances in HIV Research: Molecular Basis and Potential Therapies
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026
Special Issue Editor
2. Center for Tropical Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
Interests: HIV lung comorbidities; antiretroviral therapies; immune-boosts; viral immunology; vascular disease; cell-cell crosstalk; host-cell interactions; HIV animal models; viral proteins; viral evolution; viral reservoirs; integrating viruses; retroviruses; co-infections; HIV cure
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, titled “Advances in HIV Research: Molecular Basis and Potential Therapies”, aims to showcase recent breakthroughs in understanding HIV infection, replication, and pathogenesis that take us closer to novel therapeutics and the HIV cure. Here we highlight significant advancements in elucidating the previously unrecognized structure and function of HIV proteins, virus–host interactions, and viral genetic variability that challenges vaccine and drug development. Submissions exploring HIV prevention, novel broadly neutralizing antibodies, the molecular underpinnings of HIV latency and persistence, virus latency discovery and reversing agents, CRISPR/Cas-9-based gene editing, long-acting ART, novel biomarkers for disease progression, novel in vitro and in vivo models, and the impact of co-infections on HIV pathophysiology in a strong translational context are encouraged. In general, this call for submissions is expected to address current challenges associated with achieving a functional HIV cure. Original research articles, short communications, methods papers, and reviews are welcomed.
Dr. Sharilyn Almodovar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- human immunodeficiency virus
- HIV prevention
- HIV therapeutics
- HIV vaccines
- antiretroviral therapies
- long-acting ART
- HIV genetic therapy
- HIV animal models
- HIV in vitro models
- viral reservoirs
- HIV latency
- HIV persistence
- HIV evolution
- HIV quasispecies
- HIV proteins
- HIV cure
- HIV immunopathogenesis
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